Round plate with recessed center, decorated edge, and decoration and inscriptions in blue.
Inscriptions: In blue, "Saint John's Lodge, No. 1, F. and A.M. / Portsmouth, New Hampshire" at top; "1736 1836 / Two Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary" below; with Lodge seal at proper right and state of New Hampshire seal at proper left; with image of Lodge meeting room at center and motto "Toward the East" below.
On bottom: "Made expressly for / St. John's Lodge / Portsmouth, New Hampshire" with "Old English Staffordshire Ware / [mark with] "JONROTH / ENGLAND"
in border; with "MADE IN STAFFORDSHIRE ENGLAND" below
Acquisition
Accession
2023.010
Source or Donor
Kaufhold, Tom
Acquisition Method
Donation
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Old English Staffordshire Ware
Date made
circa 1986
Place
County
Staffordshire
Country
England, United Kingdom
Region
Northern Europe
Continent
Europe
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Manufacturer's Mark
Location
On bottom
Transcription
"Made expressly for / St. John's Lodge / Portsmouth, New
Hampshire" with "Old English Staffordshire Ware / [mark with] "JONROTH / ENGLAND"
in border; with "MADE IN STAFFORDSHIRE ENGLAND" below
